Death Of Young Mother In Pasco Leads To DUI Manslaughter Charges

SHADY HILLS, FL – A St. Petersburg man has been arrested on multiple charges including DUI manslaughter following the death of one of a young mother in a June 3 accident at U.S. 41 and Fontaine Avenue in northern Pasco County.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Ryan Manley, 26, of 742 5th Ave., St. Petersburg, was driving his Hyundai Accent north of U.S. 41, approaching Fontaine Avenue at 8 a.m., when he drifted into the southbound lane into the path of a Saturn driven by Shaita Guillory, 30, of Citrus Springs. (See related story).

Guillory was pronounced dead at the scene. Her children, Terrolyn Guillory, 9, and Leighton Guillory, 7, were airlifted to St. Joseph’s Hospital with serious injuries.

Manley and his passenger, Christopher Reilly, 27, of Philadelphia, were taken to Bayonet Point Regional Medical Center with serious injuries.

On July 3, troopers arrested Manley for DUI manslaughter, three counts of DUI with serious injury, two counts of DUI property damage and felony violation of controlled substances out of Manatee County. He is being held in the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center in lieu of a $500,000 bond.

Image via Pasco Sheriff

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